Sunday November 29th -- San Francisco

Back To the Graveyard Performance

Performing artist Samantha Chanse will be giving a workshop performance of Back To the Graveyard, a solo show about the joys and perils of bad art, drinking in public, family dinner planning, and flesh-eating monsters. Chanse plays four characters -- including herself -- in this tragi-comedy. Includes The John Henry Chronicles, written and performed by Wayne Harris.

7 pm
StageWerx
533 Sutter St, San Francisco
$ 10 tickets here

Monday November 30th -- New York

Media Coalition of Artists of Color Networking Event

The
Media Coalition is an online professional network (which includes Asian
Cinevision and Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) for people
of color who work in film, TV, and the Internet. This upcoming
networking Salon will feature a talk with pioneering filmmaker Neema
Barnette. RSVP here.

Tuesday December 1st -- New York

Fashion Matters: Imaging Asians in Fashion

A panel on Asian Americans in the fashion industry that will explore brand, industry, and frameworks of visual flows of Asians in the fashion industry both in the US and in Asia. Panelists include Mie Iwatsuki (art curator and model), Susan Shin (dranding expert), Sally Wu (knit designer for Milly), and moderated by Thuy Linh Tu (NYU A/P/A Studies Program).

6:30 to 9 pm
Cantor Film Center
36 East 8th St, Theater 101, New york
FREE, RSVP here

2010 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival Student Delegate Program (SDP)

Applications
are now available for the 2010 SDP, in which students have the
opportunity to participate in the festival by going behind the scenes
in a structured program of screenings, events, panels, and meetings to
gain experience in the film festival circuit and interact with
filmmakers.More info here. Deadline: December 31, 2009.

B Here: Make Your Mark

The Hepatitis B Awareness Campaign announces the "Make Your Mark" contest, a competition for multimedia artists to raise Hepatitis B awareness among Asian Americans through their original works of art. Artists are encouraged to submit their videos, songs/stories and art work. Online voting will determine the People's Choice Winner and $ 2,500 cash prize in various categories. There will also be a Grand Prize Winner of $2,500. More info here.